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| Memphis and Shelby County Office of Re-entry opens permanent location |
| By wreg.com- Caitlin Alexander |
| Published: 08/12/2015 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis and Shelby County Office of Reentry opened its permanent location Tuesday in South Memphis. The office aims to improve public safety by helping people who were incarcerated successfully transition back to life in Shelby County. “I thought, why not get in a program instead of sitting here, wasting my time,” said Justin Sullivan, who said he served 21 months for a possession of narcotics conviction. From behind bars, he accepted help from a program, which led him to an electrical apprenticeship when he re-entered society. He said he now has a job, a car and a home. In Shelby County, about 7,000 people are released from prison each year. “Sometimes, if they get a job, they don’t have the uniforms or the shoes to go on the job, and they can’t keep the job if they don’t have those things. But they haven’t worked, so they don’t have money,” said Phyllis Fickling, who is in charge of the office. Read More. |
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